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That's how Juan Carlos Calderón, editor of the newsmagazine Vanguardia, described the June 28
closing of the newsweekly that for eight years published hard-hitting
investigations about public officials and faced frequent government harassment.
Yet the final days of Vanguardia were
almost as controversial as its stories.

After inspecting a hydroelectric project in
northern Ecuador last year, President Rafael Correa complained about the scant
press coverage of his visit and suggested it was part of a media blackout. "Did
the Ecuadoran media conspire to ignore this important event? It seems like that
is the case," Correa told the crowd at a
town hall meeting. "In this country, good news is not news."

New
York, September 20, 2012--Ecuadoran authorities must immediately investigate
threats against Janet Hinostroza, a journalist with the private network
Teleamazonas, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. The threats have
forced Hinostroza to take a temporary leave of absence.

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New
York, December 28, 2011--The director of the Quito-based daily Hoy has been convicted on charges of criminal libel for
articles depicting the political influence of an Ecuadoran banking official who
is a relative of President Rafael Correa, news reports said.